The Bicycling World, Vol 9, No 10
Articles in this issue
- Editorial on bicycle import duties, prompted by a contested affidavit about the Philadelphia tournament track measurement. The editor also summarises correspondence with the Boston collector of customs establishing conditions under which bicycles may enter the US duty-free.
- Full transcript of the National Cyclists' Union deputation to First Commissioner Shaw Lefevre, who agrees to permit bicycle and tricycle passage through Victoria, Battersea, and part of Regent's Park for transit purposes, subject to rules against racing and parades.
- Report of the one-mile bicycle and 25-mile tricycle championships at Lillie Bridge: H.A. Speechley wins the bicycle title in a disappointing waiting race at 3.30, while C.E. Liles takes the tricycle championship in 1h. 28m. 58s. setting multiple intermediate records.
- Logistics and ticket purchasing information for the Niagara to Boston cycling tour departing 15 July, with instructions for Boston and New York participants on how to obtain tour membership and connect with the main party at Niagara Falls.
- Announcement of the Boston Club's second annual tricycle road race on 11 August, detailing the route from Bailey's Hotel, South Natick, into Boston via Beacon Street and Chestnut Hill, with gold and silver medals for finishing inside 1h. 40m.
- Thomas Stevens is reported at Princeton, Illinois on 2 July, where locals praise the fine macadam roads between Wyanet and Princeton as the best stretch of his entire transcontinental journey; he pushes on toward Chicago for the Fourth.
- Manchester Bicycle Club's big turnout for the New Hampshire Division's Fourth of July run, with members Lt. Moses Sheriff and Nat. Noyes starting an extended northern tour to Vermont and Canada the following day.
- G.D. Gideon denies that any LAW racing board member attributed the Philadelphia tournament tire-cutting to Star riders, stating that both he and Mr. Miller believed Frazier's machine was also damaged and that no "covert slap" at Star riders was made.
- Two correspondents correct race report errors: L.H.J. disputes Dave N. Port's claim that V.C. Place beat Johnson in a fifty-mile race, and N.P. Tyler establishes that W.C. Palmer (not C.S. Fisk) won the one-mile race at the Meriden meet.
- B.B.A. of Chicago reports 450 miles of use with the Lillibridge detachable handle-bar, describing several incidents where it prevented serious falls including one where he used the bar as a bludgeon to chase off an attacking dog.
- Detailed practical guidance on ascending hills on the ordinary bicycle and tricycle: using body weight, arm technique, sitting position, ankle motion, and the opinions of H.D. Corey — the foremost hill climber on the crank machine.
- Poem "The Three Wheels" (dedicated to the Victor tricycle) followed by miscellaneous notes: Jas. Lennox beats Adams's Land's End record, W.D. Wilmot married, Finkler's 380-mile California solo tour, and the Springfield tournament planning.
- Cyclists' Touring Club American Division notices: six new membership applications, consul appointments for White Plains, Derry Depot, Lancaster, Portsmouth, Wilkesbarre, Minneapolis, and Rockford, plus new hotel listings for Canandaigua and Niagara Falls.
- Extensive July 3-4 race reports: Boston Union grounds and Boston Common races (Whitney, Haven, Burnham, Neilson); Chelsea, Lynn, Lawrence, Providence, Albany, Wilkesbarre, Elmira, Marblehead, Blossburg (Higham wins ten-mile; Prince falls badly), and more; also the full Springfield Tournament programme for September.
- Club news: Boston Club new stable, New Hampshire Division 70-rider Fourth of July run from Portsmouth, Massachusetts BC accepts new club-house plans, Fort Schuyler Wheelmen entertained at Rome, Boston Ramblers plan to host Chicago tourists, Buckeye Club Columbus new headquarters opening.
- Answers to correspondents on race officiating questions, including a detailed ruling on the correct judgment when riders tie a heat, with advice that the decision stands even if imperfect once accepted by the competitors.